Installing R-2.2.0 package

Paul Gilbert wrote:

Uwe Ligges wrote:

Dean, David P wrote:

Dear list,

I've just installed R-2.2.0 under Solaris and have a question about
installing packages. If a package fails to install for any reason and
I go
to install another package, I get this message:

$ R-2.2.0-64bit --vanilla CMD INSTALL
~/srca/cran/RSQLite_0.4-0.tar.gz ERROR: failed to lock directory
'/app/openpkg/lib/R-2.2.0-64bit/lib/R/library' for modifying
Try removing '/app/openpkg/lib/R-2.2.0-64bit/lib/R/library/00LOCK'

I can remove the lock directory by hand, and then the next package
installs,
but this makes it quite difficult to download and install a batch of
packages from CRAN or Biocondctor! Is this lock directory a new
feature with
R-2.2.0? Is there a work around in the R build itself or the
installation
scripts?

No, not a new feature in R-2.2.0, it has been there for some time now.

I have the impression the feature behaves slightly differently as of
R-2.2.0. Now the 00LOCK file is not removed in Solaris when there is an
unsuccessful install. (In Linux I think it does get removed.)

Yes, under both Linux and Windows it is removed.

Can anybody else check on Solaris, please? Or can David Dean debug on
his machine?

In particular, we need exact system information, because it seems to be
an OS/platform specific problem.

Uwe Ligges

Paul Gilbert

After a *successful* installation, the 00LOCK directory should be
deleted by the installation tools themselves.
After an unsuccessful installation, the installation tools should
restore the stuff in the 00LOCK directory.
Do you abort the installtion manually (this is the only way I figured
out how not to remove 00LOCK automatically)?

Uwe Ligges

Much thanks!!!
--------------------- David P Dean
Research Informatics
PGRD Groton Labs
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david.p.dean at pfizer.com
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